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ECO-DAT-DATA-003

Name: Large unused indexes

Category: DAT

Family: DATA

Primary layer: data

System layers: data

Description

Unused indexes waste storage and slow writes.

Impact

  • confidence: 0.6
  • notes: Validate via usage stats.
  • type: storage

Detection

  • languages:
  • database
  • method: query

Remediation

  • guidance: Drop truly unused indexes; reassess queries.
  • tradeoffs: Risk if usage stats incomplete.

Pattern examples

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Remediation examples

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